Typewriting machine



J. A. B.'SMITH TYPEWRITING MACHINE Original Filed Sept. 16, 1924 In venfor: VM/M- Affor e Patented Dec. 11, 1928..

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JESSE A. B. SMITH, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 UNDERWOODELLIOTT FISHER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELA'WARE.I

rrrnwnirine MACHINE.

Application filed September 16, 1924, Serial No. 737,961. Renewed I11117, 1926.

This invention relates to typing upon continuous work-webs, particularlyto means in a typewriting machine for gaging and seven ing typedform-sections of continuous workwebs, and for collating other work-formswith reference to the web-forms preparatory to typing.

In mail-order houses it is customary to prepare an invoice to cover'eachorder of merchandise shipped. The preparation 'of the invoice is begunupon receipt of the order by typing the name and address of the customerin an address space provided on the invoice-form. The invoice-form isthen removed from the typewriter and is later completed when the orderhas been filled by entering other data.

In accordance with the present invention, provision is made of means forexpediting the typing of the names and addresses on these invoice-forms.The invoices, connected end to end, in the form of a continuous web, areled into a typewriting machine for the typing of the names andaddresses. A web-severing knife is mounted at the delivery side of theplaten to sever the leading form, when typed, from the remainder of theWeb, and provision is made of means for adjusting the knife toward andfrom the line of. writing, so that it may be located to register withthe line of division between the first and second forms of the web whenthe address space of the second forinis in Writing position. Thisrelation is important because it enables the work to be positioned atone operation for severing of the finished form and for typing of thenew form; The knife-adjusting means preferably consists of mounts forthe knife having numerous pairs of threaded openings, any of which pairsmay receive screws for supporting the knife. By this means, the'knifecan be instantly located in parallelism with the writing line and willbe positively supported without liability of slipping out of place underthe pull of tearing-off operations. The mount openings are spaced over asufficient range to enable the knife to be positioned in the desiredrelation for various forms of invoices having their address spacesdifferently located.

A leading-edge gage is adjustable to a and the invoice.

position exactly a form-length in advance of the adjustable knife, sothat the drawing of the leading edge of the web to the gage will locatethe line'of division between the first and second forms in registerwiththe knife. in position for. typing. The leading-edge gage serves thusboth as a severing gage and a work collating or positioning gage,locating the web at a single operation in position for severing thefirst form and for beginning the typing upon the second form.-

en it is desired to change from one form of invoice to. another, it isonly necessary to adjust the knife in accordance with the length ofheading of the new form, so

that the address space .of the 'form, having its leading edge inregister with the knife,

will be located at the printing point, and to adjust the leading-edgegage to exactly a form-length in advance of the adjusted knife.

When an address has been typed, the feedrolls of the machine are castolf and the invoice-web is drawn forward to the leadingedge gage. Forthe purpose of preventing skewing of the work in such advance, provisionismade of a side-edge gage at the delivery side ofthe platen and sidegages at the introductory side ofthe' platen. The gage at the deliveryside of the platen is This also locates the second form adjustablymounted for differentwidths of i work, upon the severing knife,provision being made of a series ofthreaded openings in the knife, anyone of which 'Inayreceive a gage-attaching screw; This side gage extendsdownward from the knife through the plane of-"a front paper-table adjaent the provision of means for collating one or more address-labels overthe invoice-form in the machine, so.that'the address may be typed at asingle operation upon the address-label To this end,.provision is madeof a front aligning plate, having leading-andside edge gages, and thisaligning gage in its various adaddress-label is inserted downward at thefrontof the platen and is squared and collated with reference to the 'gaged web by means of the aligning plate. The feed-rolls are then madeeffective to hold the web for severing and to feed the web andaddressslip afterward for typing.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear. 1

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of a typewriting machineembodying the present invention. I

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 2--2 of Figure1.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the web-severingknife and the aligning plate mounted thereon.

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic'view showing the collated relation of theleading invoiceform and address-slip.

The machine comprises a cylindrical platen 1O ournaled by an axle 11 inthe ends 12 of a platen-frame 13 forming part of a traveling carriage14, as is usual in the Underwood standard typewriter. The continuousinvoice-web 15, which may be carried by a shaft 16 mounted upon thevcarriage 14 in the manner disclosed in my application, Serial No.626,282, filed March 20, 1923, (now Patent No. 1,586,715, dated June 1,1926), is led, between adjustable side guides 17, down around the platenbeneath feedrolls 18, and thence upward over a front paper-table 19carried by brackets 20 upon the'ends 12 of the platen-frame.

A web-severing knife 21 is secured by screws 22 upon mounts 23 carriedby the brackets 20, provision being made in the mounts of series ofthreaded openings 2% arranged in pairs to receive the knife-securingscrews 22 for supporting the knife in parallelism with the writing lineof the machine. The screw-receiving openings 24 extend throughaconsiderable range so that the knife 21 can be positioned to register.with the leading edges of various invoiceforms when said forms havetheir address spacesin writ-ing position. leading-edge gage 25is'adpistable along a gage-bar 26 that extends upwardly from the middleof the'f'ront paper-table 19, andmaybe secured lin any desired positionupon the gage-bar by means of. abinding screw 27; The leadingedge gage25maythus be located a formlength in advance of the adjusted knife 21,

so that, upon the completion of the typing away the front paper-table 19as seen at 28,

so that the operator may grasp the web 15 close down to the knife 21 anddraw it forward with his. hand contacting the gagebar 26 all the way.The gage-bar 26 thus serves as a guide for the operators hand inadvancing the web. Provision is also made of a left edge-gage 29 for theweb at the delivery side of the platen to co-operate with the side-edgegages 17 at the introductory side of the platen in keeping the web 15straight. This gage 29 is mounted 1 upon the knife 21, being secured bya screw 30 in any opening of a series of threaded openings 31 in theknife, according to the width of the web. The gage 29 extends downwardthrough the plane of the front paper-table 19, and the front paper-tableis provided with a slot 32 to accommodate the gage in its variousadjusted positions.

At the same time that the invoice covering an order is addressed, it isdesired to address also a shipping label 33 for the goods. Provision isaccordingly made of means for collating the shipping 'label'withreference to the invoice-web at the time that the web is drawn forwardto the leading-edge gage,

the web being positioned at this time with the address space of thesecond form. at the printing point, and the feed-rolls being cast off.To thisend, an aligning plate 34, having a leading-edge gage 35 and'asideedge gage 36 for positioning the address-label, is mounted upon theknife 21 with provision for adjustment. toward and from the writingline, and for angular adjustment to bring the leading-edge gage 35 intoparrallelism with the writing line. The knife 21 has ears 37 extendingdownwardly from it, and these ears have slots 38 for receivingshouldered screws 39 that support the aligning plate 34. The aligningplate may be secured in any desired position, by adjusting these theedge of the knife 21 for tearing off, and

at thesam'e time locates the address space This locates the line ofdivision between of the second form in writing position. The tearing offcannot be effected, however, until the feed-rolls 18 have been restored.An address-slip 33, or a pack of address-slips, with interleavedcarbons, is inserted downward at the front of the platen prior to therestoration of the feed-rolls l8, and is collated over the secondinvoice-form by means of the gages anc 36 of the aligning plate 3%. Thecarriage may be caused to pass to the right of the right margin-stop ifdesired to facilitate the front insertion of the address-slip. Thefeed-rolls 18 are then restored, the leading form-section is torn off,and the typing of the form-section at' the printing point, together withthe superposed collatedaddress-slip, is begun.

hould it become necessary to change the invoice-web for one havinginvoice-forms of a' different length'and having the address spacesdifferently located, the machine can be quickly accommodated to thechange by.

adjusting the knife to register with the lead ing edge of the new formwhen the address space thereof is at the printing point, and by thenadjusting the leading-edge gage a form-length in advance of the knife.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, andportions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

'1. In a typewriting machine,.the combination with a platen and Writinginstrumentalities, of a knife for severing web-sections, means foradjusting the knife toward and from the platen to position it inregistration with the leading edge of a web-form having its firstwriting line at the line of writing of the machine, and a leading-edgegage adj nstable to position it a f0rni-length in advance of the knife,the arrangement being such that the leading-edge gage is effectivesimultaneously to locate the leading web-form for severingand the secondwe form for typing.

2. in a typewriting machine, the combiation with a platen and writinginstrumeniitics, of a knife for severing web-sections, a front paer-table forsupporting the web in proximity to the knife, a gage-barextending upward from the middle of the front paper-table, and aleading-edgega-ge on the gagebar to locate'the web'for severing, thefront paper-table being cut away at its upper middle portion to admitthe hand of the operator all the way down to the knife, so that theoperator may use the gage-bar to guide his hand straight forwardthroughout the entire advance of the web to the leading-edge gage.-

3. In a typewriting machine, the, combination with a platen and writinginstrumentalities. of itl 1ilfef0if severing typed websections, a frontpapei' tab'le'for supporting the web in proximity to the knife, aleadingedge gage to which the web may be drawn to position it forsevering,-and means for guidingtho web squarely in its advance to theleading-edge gage, comprising sideguidingv means at the introductoryside of the platen, and a side gage at the delivery side of the platen,said side gage at thedelivery side of the platen being mounted on theknife and extending toward the front paper-table therefrom.

l. In atypewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writinginstrumen talities, of a knife for severing typed web sections, a frontpaper-table for supporting the web in proximity to the knife, a leading-edge gage to which the web may be drawn to position it for severing,and means for guiding the web squarely in its advance to the Iea-dingedge gage, comprising sideguiding meansat the introductory side of theplaten, and a side gage at the delivery side of the platen, said sideage being adjustably mounted on the knife and extending through theplane of the front papertable, the front paper-table being slotted toaccommodate the side gage in its various adjusted positions. 7

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writinginstrumentalities, of a knife forsevering typed websections, afrontpaper-table for supporting the web in proximity to the knife, and aside gage for the web mounted on the knife and extending toward thefront paper-table therefrom. l f r h 6. In a typewriting machine, thecombination with a platen and writinginstrumentalities, ofa knife forsevering typed Web-see tions, a front paper-table for supporting the webin proximity to the knife, a side gage for the web mounted on the knifeand extending toward the front paper-table therefrom, the knife havingnumerous openings for positioning the gage, and means for co-operatingwith any one of said openings tosecure the gage upon the knife.

7. In atypewriting machine, the combina tion with a platen and writinginstrumentalities, of a knife for severing typed webforms, the knifebeing located to register with the line of division between the firstand second web-forms when the second Web-form is in first writing lineposition, a leadingedge gage for locating the web at a single operationin. position for severing the first form and for typing the second form,and

means for collating a separate work-sheet with reference to the gagedweb. I I

8. In a typewriting machine, thecombination with a platenand writinginstrumentalities of a knifefor severing typed web-forms,

the knife beinglocated to register with the line of division between thefirst and second web-forms when the second web-form is ,with the line ofdivision between the first and second web-forms when the secondwebformis in first writing line position, a leading-edge gage forlocating the web at a single operation in position for severing thefirst form and for typing the second form, an aligning plate mounted onthe knife for collating a separate work-sheet withreference to the gagedweb, and means for adjusting the aligning plate toward and from thewriting line of the machine.

10. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writinginstrumentalitie's, of a front paper-table, a leadingedge gage forpositioning a work-sheet on the table in writing position, an aligningplate supp'ort above the table, and a workcollating table in the formofan aligning plate mounted on the support and having an edge gage forpositioning another worksheet outside the first in position for typingthe first line thereon. I

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writinginstrumentalitie's, of a front paper-table, a web-severing knife abovethe front paper-table and in proximity thereto, a leading-edge gage forgaging the'web for severing, a front aligning plate for collating anoutside work-sheet with reference'to the gaged web, aligningplate-supports on the knife extending downward toward the writing linetherefrom, and means for securing the aligning plate in variouspositions-on the supports.

'12. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writinginstrumentalities, of a front paper-table, a leading-edge gage forpositioning a Work-sheet' on'the table in writing pos1t1on,-anal1gnmgplate-support over-hanging the table,

a work-collating table in theform of an aligning plate mounted on thesupport and having an edge gage for positioning another work sheetrelatively to the first, and means for adjusting the aligning plateedgewise angularly or bodily.

13. In. a typewriting machine, the combinat on with a revoluble platen,of feed-rolls co-operating with the platen to feed a workweband to holdit stationary for severing, means for casting oif the feed-rolls topermit the -work'-web to be drawn forward a separate work-web withreference to the work-web after the work-web has been gaged and prior tothe restoration of the feed-rolls.

14. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writinginstrumentalities,- of adjustable means for severing web-sections, meansfor simultaneously positioning the web-torm for severing the typedweb-section and for typing the next web-section, and adjustable meansfor positioning separate work-sheets on said latter I web section to beconcurrently typed there with. r

.15. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writinginstrumentalities, of means for severing web-sections,

adjustable means for positioning the severing means in various positionsparallel with the writing line of the machine, means for simultaneouslypositioning the web-form for severing the typed web-section and fortyping the next web-section, means for posit-ioning separate Work-sheetson said latter web-section to be concurrently typed there with, andadjustable means for securing said last-named positioning means on thesevering means in various positions parallel there with. r

16. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a'platen and writing,instrumentali'ties, of-means for severing web-sections, adjustable meansfor positioning the severing means in various positions parallel withthe writing, line of the machine, means for simultaneously positioningthe web-form for severing the typed web-section and for typing the nextweb-section, means for positioning separate work-sheets on said latterweb-section to be concurrently typed therewith, and means for securingsaid last-named positioning means on said severing means in variousposltions parallel therewith and ahead of the same. 7 a, 7

1'7. Ina typewriting machine, the combi nation with a platen andwritinginstrumentalities, of a front paper-table for supporting a web, a knifefor severing typed web sections, adjustable means for supporting theknife on said table in various positions parallel with the writing lineof the machine, an aligning plate, and adjustable means for supportingsaid plate on said knife in various positions parallel therewith.

18.'In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and writinginstrumen talities, of a front paper-table for supportpositions paralleltherewith and ahead of the ing a web, a'knife for severing typedwebsame, and means for simultaneously p0sisection s, adjustable meansfor supporting tioning the Web-form for severing the typed 10 the knifeon said table in various positions web-section and for typing the nextWebparallel with the Writing line of the machine, section. an aligningplate, adjustable means for supporting said plate on said knife invarious JESSE A. B. SMITH.

